What's this Application All About?

[A Former User]

Hi.

I actually applied for a technical writing job at GitLab but not really sure I want to do this.

I realize GitHub is now owned by Microsoft, but I don't really know whether these two source control applications are interchangeable.

Is this the case?

What are the main technical differences between GitHub and GitLab?

[fbartels]

Maybe this is helpful to you:

• https://about.gitlab.com/what-is-gitlab/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitLab
• https://usersnap.com/blog/gitlab-github/

[A Former User]

@fbartels Thanks, I read all three article so have a much better understanding now.

It seems to me GitLab is a worthy competitor to GitHub and it makes sense I am discovering it now because when I found out Microsoft bought GitHub I knew there would be negative repercussions for developers.

If I do hear back from them I would consider doing some technical writer work for them probably.

Open source and remote work to me remain key issues to ensure the future of quality software development as it seems GitLab knows this.

Thanks again.